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Quantizing MIDI and Audio
Quantizing MIDI Event Starts
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Quantizing MIDI Event Starts
If you select MIDI notes in a part and use the Quantize function on the Edit menu,
the MIDI note starts are quantized, that is, the starts of MIDI notes that do not match
exact note positions are moved to the closest grid positions. The grid is set up on
the Quantize pop-up menu. The note lengths are maintained.
NOTE
If you quantize MIDI parts, all events are quantized, even if none is selected.
Quantizing MIDI Event Lengths
The “Quantize MIDI Event Lengths” function on the Edit menu, Advanced Quantize
submenu, quantizes the lengths of MIDI notes without changing their start positions.
At its most basic level, this function sets the lengths of the notes to the Length
Quantize value on the MIDI editor toolbar by cutting off the note ends.
However, if you have selected the “Quantize Link” option on the “Length Quantize”
pop-up menu, the function resizes the notes according to the quantize grid, taking
the Swing, Tuplet, and Catch Range settings into account.
Quantizing MIDI Event Ends
The “Quantize MIDI Event Ends” function on the Edit menu, Advanced Quantize
submenu, moves the ends of your MIDI notes to the nearest grid positions, taking
the Quantize pop-up menu setting into account.
Quantize Panel
The Quantize Panel provides further parameters for defining how to quantize audio
or MIDI. These parameters allow you to set up a more sophisticated quantization.
Using the Quantize Panel, you can quantize audio or MIDI to the grid or to a groove.
Depending on what method you choose, different parameters are shown on the
Quantize Panel. There is also a set of common settings.